Description
This recipe is incredibly easy, consists mostly of staple ingredients and requires very little effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound pasta (any shape, spaghetti is traditional)
- 8 ounces smoked turkey breast (cooked and cut into pieces)
- ¼ cup salted butter
- 4 large eggs (whisked)
- ¼ cup whipping cream
- 1 cup grated parmesan
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- black pepper
Instructions
- Step: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare pasta al dente.
- Step: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and place a large, empty, oven-safe bowl in it for future tossing of the pasta carbonara recipe.
- Step: In a saucepan over medium heat, cook the smoked turkey breast and garlic.
- Step: In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and cream.
- Step: Drain pasta and add to warm bowl with butter. Toss to combine. Gradually stir in the egg and cream mixture until fully emulsified.
- Step: Toss in smoked turkey breast and parmesan, reserving some for garnish.
- Step: Serve with fresh cracked pepper.
Notes
Always cook your pasta al dente. Reserve a little of the pasta water and add it back into your sauce if it needs to be thinned out. Slowly add the cream and egg mixture to avoid scrambling the eggs.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 655 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 623 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 183 mg
Keywords: Pasta Carbonara, Creamy Pasta, Spaghetti, Comfort Food, Italian American